Lesson #2: View Angles--due July 5th

Get a new perspective!

• Typically we view the world head-on, in a straight forward direction. But to add interest to your photos, explore different angles.
• Get down onto the ground and angle your camera up and towards your subject.
• Get up on a chair or table and shoot from above.

Examples:

From Chealion.

From johanna.ie.From GmAn-Photography.

Other Resources:

• "Unusual View Angle" by Antti Lehtinen
• "Finding Fresh Angles to Shoot From" by Darren Rowse.
• "Break the Rules and Get Down Low" by Jodi Friedman.
• "Raise Your Arms" by Miz Booshay.
• "Composing People Photos: Point of View" from Kodak.
  

This next lesson is also about how to better compose your images. While not appropriate for all subjects, viewing your subject from a new angle asks to to expand your perspective--and might make for a very intriguing photo. Experiment with this composition technique, and post a few of your favorite photos on the Shutter School Flickr group by July 5.

Be sure to let us know that you're playing along by leaving a comment answering this question:
If you could view the world from someone else's perspective, whose would you choose and why?